Carrier for spare wheels and the like



July 3; 1923; 1,460, 59.2

' F; K. "LAWRENCE' CARRIER ROR SP ARE WHEELS AND THE LIKE Fild May 12 1 921 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 3, 1923. 1,460,592

F. K. LAWRENCE CARRIER FOR SPARE WHEELS AND THE LIKE Fi led May 12, 1921-, 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 erzici kflawrmcv.

F. K. LAWRENCE July 3, l 923.

HELIKE CARRIER FOR SPARE WHEELS AND- T J'rwnFr.

I I fiec zrzcic Klawrerzce 17 Fatented July 3, 1923.

FREDERICK K. LAWRENCE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGIIOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T SELF-MOUNTING CARRIER COMPANY, OF WILMINGTON, DELA- WARE, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

CARRIER FOR SPARE WHEELS AND THE LIKE.

Application tiled May 12, 1921. Serial No. 468,885.

T 0 all whom it may concemt:

Be it known that I, 'Fnnnsmck K. LA W- rumor, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Carriers for Spare Wheels and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for 1 lifting and supporting wheels, rims, tires, or the like, more particularly for carrying the spare wheels and rims of motor vehicles.

The general object of the invention is to provide a lifting mechanism having a simple form of force multiplying mechanism whereby the tire and its mounting may be readily raised from the ground'to running position or lowered to the ground from running position. In the illustrated form I have obtained this object by employing a lever of the second class which is pivoted to the vehicle and carries the wheel at-a point between the pivot and the lever handle. Another object is to provide a stationary stop or holder upon which the wheel will be supported when in traveling position and to so locate the lever pivot thatthe lever will'be able to raise the wheel from the ground directly to the holder without requiring shifting of the wheel along the lever during the raising or lowering operation.

A further object of .my invention is to provide an improved construction by which a plurality of wheels or rims can be supported and easily lowered to the ground and released from engagement with the lift-- ing apparatus.

A still further object is to provide means whereby when the articles are raised to their supported positions they are automatically secured in place and can then be locked securely to the supporting apparatus.

The invention is shown for the purposes of illustration attached to a vehicle and carrying automobile tires and wheels, but it is also adapted to be fastened to a wall or the like of a garage, store room or a display room and used for lifting and supporting automobile tires and wheels and other heavy articles. v Y

The invention consists in the novel constructions, arrangements and devices for carrying" out the above'stated objects and such other objects as will appear from the following description of certain preferred embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinv Figure 1 is an assembly View from the side of the vehicle showing the apparatus mounted on the vehicle;

Figure 2 is a sectional View of the various parts of the apparatus adapted for supporting two wheels in which the parts are shown partially assembled;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view taken at the line 33, Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line %4, Figure 1; 1 Figure 5 is a view taken along the line 5, Figure 2;

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the supporting device;

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional view showing the method of securing the lever extension in its operative position;

Figure 8 is an assembly view from the side of the vehicle showing an alternative embodiment of the apparatus mounted on the vehicle;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view.

of one of the arms illustrated in Figure 10 showing a single tire mounted in the center of the apparatus;

Figure 10 is a view of'the embodiment shown in Figure 8 without the tires and taken at an angle of 90 therewith;

Figure 11 is an enlarged partial sectional view of the extensible am shown in Figure 10; and

Figure 12 is a view taken along the line 12-12 of Figure 10.

Like numerals denote like partsjthroughout the several views.

Referring first to Figures 1 to 7 of the drawings, which show the invention in a form particularly adapted for disc wheels,

it will be seen that the apparatus is shown- I supported by a bracket 15 or wheel holder mounted on the rear end of an automobile body pro ection 17 on which a lever 18 is pivot- .100 16. The holder 15 has a downward lly supported by a bolt 19. Pivotally supported on the lever 18 is a seat 20 which .is adapted to support the s are wheeL- This is shown in perspective in i ure 6 and comprises a ring 21 having a oulder 22 and a pair of supporting bars 23 rivetedto ring menses at its outerend e segmental telloe 51 having three projections 52 on the outer surface adapted to engage the inner periphery of the rim 53 of an automobile wheel. These are symmetrically placed so that the center of gravity of the loaded device will always come approximately at the central plane whether two rims are in place or only one. When only one is to be carried it is placed at the center of the felloe, as shown in Figure 9. When two are to be carried, they are mounted as shown in Figure 8.

The spoke is made extensible by being threaded through a sleeve shown in detail in Fig. 11. This sleeve whic i liases 'ivelled mounting 55 in its felloc 5i tl-ierc'b-y ting the sleeve to be turned relative to he felloe and adjusted longitudinally of the spoke. Projections 56 are provided .on the sleeve so that it can be easily turned by hand, An arm .57 is rigidly fastened to the spoke 50 and has pi'votally mounted on its outer end a locking clip or keeper 58 which engages either of the nienibcersoti and locks the sleeve in any desired position.

T operate the modified form of device, the lever and spider are lowered and the rim or rims are positioned on the felines 51 and the sleeve 54 turned until the fellocs closely engage the inner periphery of the rims,

Nvhen the are locked in place by pushing the link 58 into engagement with the hand piece 56. Inelevating: the apparatus the catch 33", latch 34 and spring 35 automatically operate to hold the apparatus in its carrying position. The apparatus is secured in its carr'ingz position by bolts 59 which are serewec into threaded holes 60 in the holder .15. The latch 3t which is positioned between the parts of the lever 18 pro, jects past the lever sufiiciently to enable the hasp of a' adlocl; 14 to be inserted in a hole 61 in the atch, thereby s'ecurelylocking the apparatus in its elevated position.

It is evident that the underlying principle of the invention, broadly considered, is not affected by the presence or absence of the web portion of the wheel. Consequently in the appended claims the term wheel is to be interpreted as covering merely 1. dcmountable rim and tire or a rim with the addition of the web or discportion of a socalled disc wheel.

It will be evident that in my device there is a seat 20 for supporting: the tire mounting upon a lever of the second class. and that the seat engages the tire mounting in such manner as to prevent it from shitting along the lever: also that there is a stop 15 for limiting the upward movement of the seat and that it forms a holder for supporting the wheel when traveling; also that the lever is pivoted far enough below the holder to cause theseat to swing up until it is coaxial with theholder, that is, iii-position to register or cooperate with it. It will also be evident that the lever taken as' a whole projects through the center or hub opening of the wheel and swings from a position obliquely downward when u ti -p on the aroun to a m l a o li u y. uP- e ii' no the tire intr-y. cling position. lt will also be observed by reference especially mute dotted line position shown in Figure 1 that as ordinarily mounted on the vehicle the height of the fulcrum or pivot 19 and the length of the rigid member 18 between fulcrum 19 and seat .2 are a h that when t e tire is lowered to the ground the a s o h wheel will be almostes fill" hfllQiY ill? illcrum 19 as it is above it when the wheel isin traveling' osition on the holder 15,- One result t at in moving from lowered to raised pflliliiiifill .S aid rigid member swings through an arc ot llcarlv 180 degrees, that 15, from an appropriately downr ghtposition to an approximately upright position, thus obtaining a maximum rang f lif wi h a minimum distance between the seat and the fulcrum. Another result is that when the wheelis in elevated position and about to be secured to the holder 15 the rigid element 18 (being then in approximately upright position) will carry the weight of the tire and its mounting with comparatively little effort on the partiol the operator or comparatively little strain onthe self locking latch 34.

Having thus described invention what- I claim as new anddesire' to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. Lifting mechanism for spare tires and their mountings having a holder on "the hi r mourni th t e venetian-i i arm pivoted to the vehicle and adapted to raise the tire from the ground to the holder, and a seat for engaging the tire mounting, said seat being mounted directly on said arm and being adapted to prevent the tire mountion f om shifting. in eit direction along the arm.

"2. Lifting me hani m fo suppo ting spare tires and their mountings having a stationary holder on the vehicle for s up portinp: the tire mounting, a lever of the second class having a stationary support at its inner end, below the holder, a seat mounted directly on said lever between its ends. said seat being adapted to engage the upper portion of the central opening! of the tire mounting fl'fillfil lfl it to hau vertically during raising a lowe i g, having means to prevent the tire mounting from shifting in either direction along the lever. i

3. Lifting mechanism for a demountable wheel comprising a bar adapted to be inserted through the hub aperture in the wheel, said bar having means for preventing the whe l from shitting along it, meansv on the vehicle for pivotally supporting the and heluer A 6 wheel wi -5,23 Elli;

. Y J "9 hang suspended in seeeiemielly ve'meel plane cloning raising our? Flowering, e-z ial seal; having means to pre' em the giro mean?- ing from shifting along said rigid RIIEfiElEEK} eecl said rigid member having a hem further from the pivot ohm we as whereby the lifting force ezieriesi o operator may he mulli'plie,

5. A lifsing Oilfllfi? for seer-23, wheels: the like havin a heldei mouheed on vehickge rigio elemenl; having e eeo 93 the tire mounting, end a etoiionery fulcrum for said rigid elemem ZOCiil-Sfilfifi far from the axis of the hohiei' es ihe lisieaee hieh said seat is from the emi of seid. rigideiemehe.

6. A lifiing carrier "for spore wheels and the like having eholeler mouniei on the vehicle, a, rigil element having e seat mounted directly upon it. for supporting the the mounting, and e. eia tionary i'ulemm for said rigid element loomed as for below ihe axis of ehe holder es the dis hoe ofi ihe from the fulerumed we oi. l i'igizl ele ment." l ,V r

'7. A lifting ea *ier fol spew wheels and the like having}; a holdei moimied on vehicle, a rigiii iemenfi; having eon- 5 i the tire incoming mounted elireetly HHS-n iii, a stationary fulomm for seiil element supported by ihe vehicle below the axis of the holderes the is from the fulcrumthe fulcrum being as far above the center of the Wheel when ihe latter is upon the ground as the distance of the seat from the fulcrum. w

8. A lifting earrier for spare Wheels and the like having a holder mounted on the vehicle, a? rigid element having a seat for the tire mounting supported by the vehicle far below the axis of'the holder as ihe is from-the fulcrum whereby said rigid e ement will be in upright position when to e 'Wheel is in cooperative ISll-liilfll'l with the holder, and 5; self looking latch on hol for looking: the rigid member in 2.95mi. mately upright position,

for spare hires enclmeuntmge having stationery sbep adapted to he mounted on e vehicle fox" limiting the ii'gzwei'd movement of fire mounting-g fixed pivot mounted e die tense helow said eiop e rigid member pix 'otel on eeidpivot, a seat mounted eireoilly said rigid. member and locetefi et e disiehoe saicl pivot for snippoming i256 R mming and preventing it fi o'm member about pivot.

l" mounimgs having a emi'zieneiy stop moe led on the whole fog limilzingthe lipward movement of the live the tire mounting in epproximetely vertice v {hir ng raising and loiverin said means heing also aclapteii 10 prevent tie fire momisihg member, and force multiplying means iuhztihg o about its pivot and inclmling a handle a, on ighe opposite side of the plane of the wheel from pivot.

in a carrier for rlise Wheels for motor vehicles, a biiieliet as he fasteneai to the vehicle, saicl bracket having a adapied to coated; the wheel disc, lever having a fulcrum fixed wi zh IGlfiiIiOl'l to said bracket, and located below the axis ihereof, means on said lever for suspending the wheel and swinging the disc mm iumiepoelong 52ml rigid member, end-fol oe. ."mg EYEEiLZlS for rota-12mg saidv rigid mounting", e A J e A hxeo pwoe, at ediam-nee below sa d SEEP,

rigid member in o vez tical.

ll Lifiing mechanism '50: spore tires and 39 I eition with the flange of 'lhe 'biaelzet end means for secnrmg the Wheel lie the ilenge prising a having a fulomm carried by the si'apporting structure, e-seot pivoted in said lever and adopted to the in'- lea-eel bearing surface of a dis Wheel and the like, wheieby said lever e'ml clevioe may he lowered the Wheel positioned on said seize while on 'the groom and the lever than iefiQCi $1"; awry the Wheel into the elaveieal or s Exporting position and means eolepiecl v.20 Appera us of the class described comto clamp the wheel to the supporting structure while in its elevated position.

14. A lifting carrier for spare wheels for motor vehicles comprising a flanged member fastened to the vehicle, and adapted to hold the wheel during travel, an extension secured to said flanged member and extending downward therefrom, a lever of the second class pivoted at its inner end to the lower end of said extension and having a handle at its outer end, said lever being adapted to swing from a position obliquely downward to an upright position and having means between its ends for supporting a tire mounting and preventing the latter from shifting along the lever during raising and low ring.

15. A lifting carrier for spare whee s for motor vehicles comprising a wheel holder fastened to the vehicle, an extension secured to said holder and extending downward therefrom, a lever of the second class pivoted at its inner end to the lower endv of said extension and having a handle at its outer end, said lever being adapted to swing from a position approximately verticallfy dowm ward to a position approximately vertically upward, said lever having means between its ends for supporting the wheel and preventing the latter from shifting along the lever during raising and lowering, said means being located on the lever at a distance from the fulcrum equal to the distance of the fulcrum below the axis of the holder, and means for securing the wheel to said holder.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

FREDERICK K. LAWRENCE. 

